- The ideal time to apply henna is two days before the event/occasion/wedding, because henna takes two days for mature stain.
- Make sure before applu henna the skin clean. Dust, dirt, oil, sweat, moisture and must be remove from skin. Preferably before applying henna, the skin should be washed with soap then dry tehm properly.
- Sit comfortably, to choose place with a good light, so henna artist can able to see and draw well.
- dont drink a lot,, so you woldn't often to go to the bathroom for urinate, preferably well before installing henna you do pee first.
- Hold the henna on the skin as long as possible, 7-8 hours is ideal (over night, the installation at night is the ideal time, we can hold the henna over night while sleeping, without us distracted with other activities)
- Spray several times with lemon juice mixed with sugar,
Sugar serves to henna able to become embedded on the skin that are not easily fall out.
Lemon water works to improve and strengthen the henna color release.
- After nearly dry (90% dry) Close henna with plaster which is used for medical purposes (can use hypafix, mefix, ultrafix), so henna can become embedded on the skin, not easily fall. when winten seoson or at cold area, after covered with mefix, we can wear gloves to keep warmer. the dye release need warm temperatures. So you should avoid the use of air conditioning during oxidative ( the henna colour will change from orange then become reddish brown or dark brown). If you can not avoid from the AC, are attempting to always wear gloves to make warm conditions during the henna oxidation.

On one condition we can not keep henna too long, we do not spray solution dg sugar and lemon, can not also use mefix. do not worry, henna will still have color even though we keep stay on skin only 1-2 hours.

AFTER CARE

- Henna Removal
;) If you are using mefix, when taking out the mefix, henna will come up. Then rub the skin with henna balm or you can use VICS or warm balm.
:) If you do not cover your henna with anything, before threshed henna sprayed with eucalyptus oil or other hot oil for a few minutes to let the henna softens then Ruin. Some people use citronella, lemonggrass oil or clove oil, as you know both types of that oil is very hot oil, some people can not bear the heat. if you can bear that oil onto your skin you can use that oil., if you can not, you can use eucalyptus oil only.

- Avoid using lotion after applying henna, use of lotions and other chemicals will cause henna easily fade.

- Do not do wax, bleaching, body scrubs or shave after the use of henna. Do it all BEFORE applying henna.

- Do not scrub your skin when taking bath.n don't too much in contact with water,
- Do not swim in a pool, becouse water in the swiimung pool containing chlorine, chlorine is causes the henna quickly fade.

(Mehndi is liked by all women due as beautiful, the color of mehndi is reddish brown (natural henna color) will stay on the skin approximately a week , sometimes we want to remove the color immediately for any reasons, employment matters or wanted to replace with a new design,so what can we do?

To remove the color mehndi there are any tips :

1. Use bleaching cream, apply bleaching cream on hand (which there are pictures of her mehndi) let for few minutes and rub gently, mehndi color will fade quickly.

2. Make a paste of baking soda and lemon juice and rub the hands, let it dry, rub gently and rinse with water until clean. Do not forget to use skin moisturizer afterwards.

3. Wash your hands with warm water and soap 10-12 times , scrub gently with a Sower puff (not too rude, because it will cause irritation to the skin)

4. Water chlorine also can fade the color of mehndi quickly. But the smell of chlorine maybe we dont like it.

5. Use body scrubs, apply body scrub on skin and then scrub gently.

NOTE:
when rubbing the skin make sure you do it slowly and gently, so it can't make the skin got irritation. mehndi color will not disappear immediately, repeat a few times, after that, apply a moisturizer to the skin.